Washington State - 1910.
It is a great equalizer!
I remember talking about surveyor's right to "trespass" in Florida with an old friend. He said to print the page out of the law books, and hold it out in front you as you walk around the property ... it makes you bullet proof.
No you just ask the deputy that arrives on scene to pull up FS 472.029 on his laptop, read it and then go explain it to the property owner. They they can decide if they wish to comply and let me do my job or go to jail for pointing a loaded weapon at me.
Having been accosted by angry landowners with shotguns twice in the past, the best reaction is to back off the property hastily, hands in the air if possible.
Yes, back away and return with the Police or Sheriff (who also have guns - a "great equalizer) and return to work. I haven't had people pull guns on me, but I have had a Sheriff escort to "enforce the peace". It works great. Some guy come barreling down the road, ready for a fight and there's the deputy! He was so mad that he didn't even see the deputy until the deputy had to tell him he WAS the police.
The guy making all the fuss ended up loosing a courst case and costing him around 300k in legal fees and compensation.
Not only do we have the legal right to enter (no trespass - that's a double negative) but culturally we should have the right to enter. How else can we gather all the necessary evidence to prove out were the boundary lines are. It's in everbodies interest to have the answer that best fits the evidence and not the wims of landowers who think that they are above the law because they pay property taxes.
Stop paying those taxes and see who shows up with guns to take your land.
Shooting poeple for doing an honest days work, and benifiting the community isn't funny.
> Having been accosted by angry landowners with shotguns twice in the past, the best reaction is to back off the property hastily, hands in the air if possible.
The best immediate reaction. Then it is time to call the sheriff.
Too bad Land Surveyors do not have that right of entry in Louisiana. If either landowner objects, they can not enter to do a survey. It takes a Court Order ... thanks to the RailRoad companies.
Goes to show ya how times have changed. Two Mrs. running and screaming at me and I'm gone. No need for guns.
> Too bad Land Surveyors do not have that right of entry in Louisiana. If either landowner objects, they can not enter to do a survey. It takes a Court Order ... thanks to the RailRoad companies.
They do not have it in Texas either. I have it in my other 4 states.